Lola Indigo, the Andalusian who dreams of being at the top of pop
At 33, the Spanish singer has confirmed her star status in Spain with the release of her second album in March, which blends pop, reggaeton, Latin rhythms, and flamenco. According to the Spanish press, she is ready to conquer the world.">At 33, Lola Índigo is ready to conquer the world, having already become a superstar in Spain.
“Everyone knows who Lola Índigo is: one of the most recognized artists in the Spanish music industry, with millions of listeners on streaming platforms and a professional background worthy of the world's greatest superstars,” reports the Spanish daily La Vanguardia .
Before that, the young singer trained as a dancer in Los Angeles and worked for two years in China, where she left at the age of 20. An experience that didn't go very well.
“Her rise has been rapid” since she first became known eight years ago on the musical talent show Operación Triunfo. But her journey has been fraught with challenges.
It is her versatility and resilience that have brought this Andalusian to the top of Spanish pop.
And her ambition doesn't stop there. After a series of concerts planned in Spain, the pop star plans to play in Europe and Latin America.
This tour is above all “a manifesto,” according to the weekly El País Semanal , which paints a portrait of the singer it brought to the front page.
Miriam Doblas, her real name, is thinking big with three sold-out dates this summer in Madrid, Seville and Barcelona – with a capacity of 40,000 to 60,000.
An ambition that the singer has cultivated since her debut and the success in 2018 of the single Ya no quiero ná.
“I knew exactly how far I was going to go. It drives me crazy to have to blush to say it, to be afraid that people will think I'm arrogant. But it has nothing to do with arrogance: it's a questionof conviction.”
Lola Índigo, in the Spanish weekly “El País Semanal”
Blending pop, reggaeton, Latin rhythms and flamenco, the artist from the small town of Huétor Tájar, near Granada, weaves a story around female empowerment by reappropriating the figure of witches.
"Even though her current life has changed radically, the singer of the song La reina in no way denies her rural origins," explains La Vanguardia.
Because the pop star is particularly proud of her village which has “made her what she has become today, beyond the notoriety that her artistic career has brought her.”
His success was further consolidated this year with the release in March of his fourth album, Nave Dragón, including the hit Sin Autotune.
“My song Sin autotune ['Without autotune'] is about what's left when you take away the artifice and see what you've lost along the way. There's a touch of nostalgia, my life before was just dancing and having fun,” she explains. “And then suddenly… life changes without warning.” —
Courrier International
